18th-Century Characters, Including Frederick the Great, Discussion Post 37

[cahn]

More diaries of our favorite 18th-century Prussian diary-keeper have been unearthed and have been synopsized!

January 18th: Blessed be thou to me! Under your light, my Prince Heinrich was born!

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Fritz's in heaven, this we know

[mildred_of_midgard]

Clearly, Fritz has been reading them passages from Voltaire and expecting them to join in his praise!

German greats: *back away slowly*
German greats: *go hang out with Carl August*

Voltaire: The worst part isn't when he reads my poetry out loud and expects you to praise it, it's when it's his own!

Mildred: That's why the most hilarious line of many from your memoirs will always be:

Leaving my palace of Alcina, I went to pass a month with the Dutchess of Saxe-Gotha, the best of Princesses, full of gentleness, discretion, and equanimity, and who, God be thanked, did not make verses.

Selena: "Alcina", Voltaire, really?

Cahn: You mean Pamela. :P